Apparatus for transforming energy.



P. W. KANE.

APPARATUS FOR TRANSFORMING ENERGY.

APPLIUATION FILED FEB. 2,1914.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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PETER W. KANE, F CEN'IRALIA, WASHINGTON. ASSIGNOR 01? THIRTY-SEVEN AND ONE-HALF ONE-HUNDREDTHS TO JOSEPH G. WATERS AND TXVENIY-FIVE ONE- HUNDREDTHS TO EDWARD N. PEARCE. BOTH OF CENTRALIA, W'ASHING-TON.

APPARATUS FOR TRANSFORMING ENERGY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 2, 1914.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

Serial No. 816,000.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Pn'rnu W. KANE, a

citizen of the United States, residing at entralia, in the county of Lewis aiidState of Washington, have invented a certain new and useful improvement in Apparatus forsprings of any rdinary type which are disposed between such members when such vehicle is traveling over an uneven surface, as a rough street or road, and the object of my improvement is to provide suitable mechanism that is adapted to be connected with and between the body portion and the running gear of such vehicle in such manner that when a relatively vertical movement between the body and the running gears of the vehicle occurs then such movement will actuate said mechanism to operate an air compressor to store compressed air within a tank that may be associated with said vehicle, which compressed air may become available for service power to operate a starting mechanism that may be attached to said which and to operate a signal whistle or do other useful work. I accomplish this object by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which-- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a device embodying my invention as it appears when associated with an automobile, a portion of which device is shown in crosssection; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the same and Fig. 3 is a view in vertical section on broken line m, an of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, throughout which like reference numerals indicate like parts, 5 is the body of an automobile in connection with which, for the purpose of illustration, I have shown my invention, although obviously it may be used equally well in connection with other spring vehicles, and 6 is the cylinder of an air pump which is preferably cast with an integral base 7 by means of Which it may be secured to a floor 8 of the automobile 5, and which is further provided with integral bearin brackets E and ll) which support dill'erent mm-hanisms hereinafter described.

Shaft ll, which is provided on one of its ends with a crank arm 12 which carries a crank pin 13, is jourualed in a bearing box 14- provided on the bracket 5) the crank pin l3 being articulatml with one endof a connecting rod 15 whose other end is articulated by a pin 16 with a cylindrical piston 17 that is adapted to rccipromite within the cylinder (3 to pump air.

The cylinder (3 is provided at a point near its bottom with an air inlet and discharge pipe 18 which is connected by a T litting l!) with other pipes 20 and 21, the pipe 20 being provided with a check valve 22 that permits air to be drawn into the cylinder (3 on the upward stroke of the piston but prevents air from passing outwardly therethrough on the down *ard stroke of the piston and the pipe 21 being provided with a check valve :23 that permits air to be forced outwardly therethrough from the cylinder (3 but prevents air from being drawn inwardly therethrough to the cylinder (3, such pipe 2L being adapted to communicate with an air reservoir 2% in which compressed air may be stored, whereby when the piston 17 is caused to reciprocate within the cylinder (5 air will le drawn in through the pipe 20 and forced outwardly into the air reservoir .ll through the pipe ll.

A. toothed ratchet wheel 25 is secured to that end of the shaft 11 which is opposite the crank arm 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, such ratchet wheel iii being adapted to be engaged with and rotated by oppositely disposed spring pressed pawls "36 and 27 that are mounted on pivots 28 and 29 which piv ots also connect the outer ends of guide links 30 and 31 with the upper ends o l actuating links 32 and 33. The inner ends of the guide links 80 and 31 are pivoted on the shaft 11, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and the lower ends of the actuating links 32 and 33 are articulated by a common pivot 23% with one end of a lever arm 35 which is 'lulcrumed in the bracket 10 and has its other end pivotally connected with a link 36 that is secured to the axle 3701' to some other fixed portion may be described as follows :VVhen the device is disposed beneath the rear seat of an automobile and connected with the aztle 37, as shown in Fig. 1, it is ready for operation and as the automobile is caused to move over ordinary roadbed or pavement a vibration 27, this causing the pivots 28 and 29 to move downwardly and to describe the arc of a circle that has the axis of the shaft 11 forits center and the links 30 and 31 respectively p for its radii such links 30 and 31 being approximately the same length. As the pivot 1-9 moves downwardly the pawl 27 engages with the teeth of the ratchet wheel 25 to move such ratchet wheel 25 in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 1. When the body 5 reaches the limit of its downward movement and the spring 38 reacts to throw such body upward then the inner end of the lever arm 35 will be moved upwardly in an 25 to rotate such ratchet wheel 25 in the direction indicated by the arrow. in Fig. 1. The vibration of the body 5 thus serving to rotate the ratchet wheel 25 and its shaft 11 in a constant direction, and the crank arm 12 of the shaft 11, will cause the piston 17 to reciprocate within the cylinder 6 to com press air in the tank 24 which'compressed air may be used for various purposes as for instance it may be used to operate a self starting device, to operate air brakes, to blow a siren or whistle or to inflate pneumatic tires. fl

Manifestly numerous changes inthe form of details and the arrangement of the various .parts of my device may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim is 2-- The combination with a spring-srqaported vehicle body, of a tank, a cylinder having pipe connections with said tank, standards rising from the cylinder base, a shaft mounted upon one of said standards, a crank on one end of said shaft, a piston in said cylinder, a rod connecting said piston and crank, a ratchet wheel on the opposite end of said shaft having peripheral teeth, pawls on op-. posite sides of said wheel, a lever fulcrumed on the other standard, a link connecting one end of said lever with the axle, and two pairs of oppositely-diverging links connecting said lover with said shaft, the pivotal connections between said pairs also serving as the pawl pivots.

In witness whereof, I, hereunto subscribe my name this 19th day of January, A. D.,

PETER W. KANE. \Vitnesses FRANK lVAnnnN, F. C. lWATHENY'. 

